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ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE. 


Copyrighted,  1889,  by  John  O.  Stivers, 
Colorado  Springs: 


Negatives  by  John  O.  Stivers, 

COLORADO  SPRINGS,  COLO. 

Illustrations  and  Letter  Press 

FROM 

Lithotype  Publishing  Co. 


GARDNER,  MASS. 


INDEX 


1.  Pike’s  Peak  Avenue,  Colorado  Springs. 

2.  Green  Mountain  Falls. 

3.  The  Gateway,  Garden  of  the  Gods. 

4.  Signal  Station,  Pike’s  Peak. 

5.  Colorado  College,  Colorado  Springs. 

6.  Entrance  to  Black  Canon. 

7.  “Grandma”  Monument  Park. 

8.  J.  G.  Heistand’s  Jewelry  and  Mineral  Establishment, 

Manitou  Springs. 

9.  Seven  Falls. 

10.  El  Paso  Club,  Colorado  Springs. 

11.  Rainbow  Falls,  Ute  Pass. 

12.  CURRECANTI  NEEDLE. 

13.  Bear  and  Seal  Rocks,  Garden  of  the  Gods. 

14.  The  “Antlers,”  Colorado  Springs. 

15.  Presbyterian  Church,  Colorado  Springs. 

16.  D.  & R.  G.  Station,  Colorado  Springs. 

17.  Black  Canon. 

18.  Grave  of  Helen  Hunt  Jackson  (“H.  H.”),  Cheyenne 

Mountain. 

19.  Welles  & Shields’  Carriage  Repository,  Colorado 

Springs. 

20.  Iron  Spring  Companies  Hotel  and  Pavilions,  Manitou 

Springs. 

21.  Ruxton  House,  Manitou  Springs. 

22.  Acacia  Park  and  Nevada  Avenue. 

23.  Garfield  School,  Colorado  Springs. 


24.  Ute  Pass. 

25.  Manitou  Stage  at  Ouray. 

26.  In  the  Black  Canon. 

27.  South  Cheyenne  Falls. 

28.  Deaf  and  Dumb  College,  Colorado  Springs. 

29.  The  Royal  Gorge. 

30.  D.  & R.  G.  R’y  Station  at  Manitou  Springs. 

31.  Dutch  Wedding,  Monument  Park. 

32..  Chippeta  Falls,  Black  Canon. 

33.  Mountain  Train  at  Cimarron. 

34.  Soda  Spring  Pavilion,  Manitou  Springs. 

35.  Cliff  House,  Manitou  springs. 

36.  Soda  Bath  House,  Manitou  Springs. 

37.  The  Amphitheatre,  Williams  Canon. 

3S.  Cheyenne  Mountains. 

39.  Balanced  Rock,  Garden  of  the  Gods. 

40.  Gunnison  River,  Black  Canon. 

41.  Grace  Church  (Episcopal),  Colorado  Springs. 

42.  Old  Log  Cabin,  North  Cheyenne  Canon. 

43.  Hotel  Ramona,  Cascade  Canon. 

44.  Queen  of  the  Canon  Falls,  Cascade  Canon. 

45.  Iron  Spring  Pavilion  and  Lover’s  Walk,  Cascade  Canon. 

46.  Anvil  Rock,  Monument  Park. 

47.  Electric  Light  Station,  Colorado  Springs. 

48.  The  “ Rookery,”  Garden  of  the  Gods. 

49.  Emigrant  Train  from  Oklahoma. 

50.  “ Natives.” 


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INTRODUC  T ION. 


HERE  is  no  State  in  this  country  that  has  the  scenic  attractions  and  general  health-giving  qualities  of  Colorado ; the 


tourist  in  search  of  pleasure  and  the  invalid  in  quest  of  health  find  the  location  of  Colorado  Springs  and  Manitou 
Springs  equalled  by  no  other  places  in  the  great  west.  Colorado  Springs  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  most  beau- 
tiful and  attractive  city  in  the  Rockies,  while  Manitou  Springs,  as  its  name  indicates,  has  numerous  mineral  springs,  with 
charms  and  attractions  that  are  not  artificial.  These  places  are  located  within  easy  access  of  Pike’s  Peak,  Ute  Pass, 
Cheyenne  Mountains,  Cascade,  Green  Mountain  Falls,  and  hundreds  of  green  and  picturesque  canons  with  streams 
stocked  with  an  abundance  of  trout,  plenty  of  game  for  the  sportsman,  and  an  endless  variety  of  mineral  specimens  for 
the  mineralogist.  Persons  desiring  an  equalized  climate  find  it  here ; the  winters  being  warm,  and  the  summers  mild 
and  beautiful.  Too  much  cannot  be  said  of  the  health-giving  qualities  of  this  portion  of  the  State. 

The  altitude  of  Colorado  Springs  is  5,982  feet.  On  the  north  and  east  are  the  broad  prairie  lands  and  on  the  south 
and  west  are  the  Rockies,  presenting  views  that  are  variegated,  extensive,  and  beautiful.  The  population  is  about  12,000, 
and  every  year  these  places  are  visited  by  over  ten  thousand  tourists. 


The  city  is  furnished  with  electric  lights,  has  an  abundance  of  the  finest  of  spring  water  for  drinking,  has  tramway, 
and  already  plans  are  under  way  for  an  electric  road  to  carry  tourists  to  the  attractive  points  in  the  immediate  vicinity. 

The  public  schools  are  a pride  of  the  city  and  its  aim  is  to  have  the  best  instructors  that  can  be  secured.  The  school 
buildings  are  the  finest  in  the  State. 

The  State  Deaf  and  Dumb  institution  is  located  here,  and  has  met  with  such  marked  success  that  additional  buildings 
are  in  course  of  construction. 

Every  religious  denomination  has  a fine  building  to  worship  in,  several  of  them  being  of  stone  and  erected  at  a con- 
siderable cost. 

The  scenic  attractions  in  this  immediate  vicinity  are  numerous  and  include  the  Garden  of  the  Gods,  with  wonderful 
rock  formations  of  different  colors,  and  a gateway  springing  from  the  level  of  the  plain  330  feet  high,  while  within  the 
garden  the  spectator  is  kept  busy  looking  for  resemblances  to  figures  of  beasts  and  birds.  Ute  Pass,  the  famous  old 
Indian  trail  over  the  Rockies  in  its  winding  way  through  a picturesque  canon,  gives  one  a good  idea  of  mountain  scenery, 
and  at  Cascade  Canon  the  scenery  is  of  a varied  character.  From  this  place  starts  the  famous  wagon  road  to  Pike’s  Peak, 
which  was  completed  in  the  fall  of  ’88  at  a cost  of  over  $30,000.  Green  Mountain  Falls  is  a quiet,  secluded,  and  charm- 
ing spot,  and  just  the  place  for  camping  out. 

The  Denver  & Rio  Grande  Railway  runs  through  the  State,  giving  the  tourist  an  opportunity  to  see  the  grandest  scen- 
ery of  the  world.  The  scenes  in  the  Royal  Gorge,  Black  Canon,  Marshall  Pass,  and  Veta  Pass,  are  almost  beyond  de- 
scription and  the  tourists  who  come  to  this  wonderland  should  avail  themselves  of  the  advantages  offered  by  the  “Scenic 
Line  of  the  World”  in  their  trip  “ around  the  circle.” 


PIKES  PEAK  AVENUE— COLORADO  SPRINGS. 


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GREEN  MOUNTAIN  FALLS. 


This  famous  Summer  and  Winter  Resort  is  situated  in  the  midst  of  the  “Rockies”  in  the  historic  Ute  Pass, 
ft  is  fifteen  miles  from  Colorado  Springs,  and  having  ample  railroad  facilities,  is  of  easy  access. 

The  climate  is  salubrious,  the  scenery  is  gorgeous,  and  the  tine  Boating  and  Drives  make  the  place  very 
attractive.  The  Foliage  is  abundant,  there  are  Mammoth  Rocks  and  Shady  Rills  and  an  abundance  of  pure  water. 
The  company  furnishes  Cottages  and  tents,  nicely  carpeted  and  furnished  and  they  have  recently  completed  a 

new  hotel  that  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  West. 

The  Invalid  and  the  Tourist  will  find  this  a beautiful  place. 

F.  F,  DOW,  President.  Dr.  M.  H.  SMITH,  Vice  President. 

I.  J.  WOODWORTH,  Secretary.  CHARLES  SPRAGUE,  General  Manager. 

Colorado  Springs  Office,  112  Pike’s  Peak  Avenue. 


GREEN  MOUNTAIN  FALLS. 


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GARDEN  OF  THE  GODS. 


There  is  certainly  very  little  within  the  garden  to  justify  its  name,  for  it  is  anything  but  garden-like;  but  by 
a stretch  of  imagination  one  can  conceive  that  some  of  these  curious  rock  formations  may  be  petrified  Gods  of 
the  Norse  Mythology.  At  the  eastern  entrance  these  monoliths  reach  the  height  of  over  three  hundred  feet. 
These  monumental  pyramids  are  composed  of  terra-cotta-colored  sandstone,  with  an  occasional  one  of  gypsum. 
The  visitor  to  this  place  is  both  charmed  and  astonished  as  he  views  the  odd  . and  grotesque  formations,  and 
curious  freaks  of  nature.  Within  the  gates  stands  the  remarkable  Balanced  Rock  resting  its  three  hundred  tons 
upon  a scanty  base  of  a few  feet.  Fitzhugh  Ludlow  in  describing  this  place  says,  “one  of  the  red  rocks 
resembles  the  Statue  of  Liberty  standing  by  her  escutcheon  with,  the  usual  Phrygian  Cap  in  her  hand.  ’ 


SCENE  ON  D.  & R.  G.  R.  R. 

THE  GATEWAY-GARDEN  OF  THE  GODS. 


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SIGNAL  STATION,  PIKE’S  PEAK. 


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COLORADO  COLLEGE— COLORADO  SPRINGS 


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BLACK  CANON. 


The  Denver  & Rio  Grande  Railroad  takes  the  tourist  through  some  wonderful  country,  but  there  is  no  spot  in 
the  Rockies  more  beautiful  and  sublime  than  the  ever-changing  scenery  of  the  Black  Canon,  the  Grand  Gorge  of 
the  Gunnison.  For  miles  the  train  glides  along,  following  the  beautiful  waters  of  the  Gunnison  River,  past  walls 
of  solid  rock  that  look  toward  the  heavens  thousands  of  feet,  and  so  close  together  that  sometimes  it  seems  as 
though  the  daylight  would  be  shut  out.  At  one  place  in  the  canon  a spacious  amphitheatre  is  passed,  in  the 
centre  of  which  stands,  solitary  and  alone,  a towering  monument  of  solid  stone,  at  an  estimated  height  of  over 
two  thousand  feet.  The  tourist  who  views  these  scenes  from  the  observation  car,  can  never  forget  the  wonders 
of  nature’s  works. 


ENTRANCE-BLACK  CANON 


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“GRANDMA”— MONUMENT  PARK. 


J.  G.  HEISTAND’S  JEWELRY  AND  MINERAL  ESTABLISHMENT— MANITOU  SPRINGS. 


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SEVEN  FALLS. 


EL  PASO  CLUB-COLORADO  SPRINGS. 


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RAINBOW  FALLS-UTE  PASS, 


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CURRECANTI  NEEDLE. 

(BLACK  CANON.) 


In  the  middle  of  the  canon,  high  above  the  rocks,  stands  the  wonderful  formation  that  is  known  as  Currecanti 
Needle  ; towering  toward  the  clouds  upwards  of  two  thousand  feet,  with  the  crystal  waters  of  the  Gunnison  rush 
ing,  thrashing,  bubbling  past  its  base,  and  presenting  a grand  and  beautiful  picture.  On  either  side  of  the 
Needle  are  gulches  that  none  but  well-armed  men  ever  enter,  as  this  is  the  home  of  the  Mountain  Lion,  Black 
Bear  and  other  wild  beasts;  and  this  spot  is  well  named  the  sportsman’s  paradise.  On  July  4th,  1888,  one  of 
the  employees  of  the  Denver  & Rio  Grande  Railroad  scaled  the  rocky  sides  of  the  Needle  and  planted  the 
American  flag  on  its  peak,  a feat  that  few  men  would  dare  try  to  accomplish. 


SCENE  ON  D.  & R.  G.  R.  R. 

CURICANTI  NEEDLE 


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BEAR  AND  SEAL  ROCKS-GARDEN  OF  THE  GODS. 


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THE  "ANTLERS”— COLORADO  SPRINGS. 


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PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH-COLORADO  SPRINGS. 


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D.  & R.  G.  STATION— COLORADO  SPRINGS. 


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SCENE  ON  D.  & R.  G.  R.  R 

BLACK  CANON 


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WELLES  & SHIELDS’  CARRIAGE  REPOSITORY— COLORADO  SPRINGS. 

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IRON  SPRING  COMPANY’S  HOTEL  AND  PAVILIONS-MANITOU  SPRINGS. 


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RUXTON  HOUSE-MANITOU  SPRINGS. 


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GARFIELD  SCHOOL- COLORADO  SPRINGS. 


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UTE  PASS. 


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CONNECTING  WITH  THE  D.  & R.  G.  R.  R. 


MOUNTAIN  STAGE  AT  OURAY 


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SOUTH  CHEYENNE  FALLS. 


DEAF  AND  DUMB  COLLEGE-COLORADO  SPRINGS. 


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SCENE  ON  D.  & R.  G.  R.  R. 

THE  ROYAL  GORGE. 


D.  & R.  G.  RAILWAY  STATION— AT  MANITOU  SPRINGS. 


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DUTCH  WEDDING-MONUMENT  PARK. 


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CHIPPETA  FALLS. 


In  the  centre  of  the  Black  Canon,  where  the  rocks  are  the  highest,  and  the  railroad  winds  around  the  river 
bed  like  a serpent  hunting  for  prey,  above  the  river,  at  a point  where  it  seems  to  be  resting  from  its  labors, 
can  be  seen  the  beautiful  and  picturesque  Chippeta  Falls,  tumbling  over  the  top  of  mountain  of  rocks,  and  fall- 
ing in  gentle  spray  a distance  of  two  hundred  feet  into  the  bosom  of  the  Gunnison,  as  it  glides  silently  past,  at 
the  base  of  the  great  pyramid  of  rocks.  The  falls  were  discovered  by  the  Uncompahgre  Ute  Indians,  who 
pitched  their  tepees  at  its  head  waters.  The  Indians  were  so  charmed  with  this  silver  stream  that  they  gave  it 
the  name  of  the  wife  of  their  great  chief.  It  is  said  that  while  other  streams  and  falls  have  been  known  to  run 
dry,  this  one  has  never  yet  failed. 


SCENE  ON  D.  & R.  G.  R.  R 

CHIPPETA  FALLS-BLACK  CANON 


SCENE  ON  D.  & R. 

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SODA  SPRING  PAVILION— MANITOU  SPRINGS. 


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CLIFF  HOUSE-MANITOU  SPRINGS. 


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SODA  BATH  HOUSE— MANITOU  SPRINGS. 


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AMPHITHEATRE-WILLIAM  CANON. 


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CHEYENNE  MOUNTAINS. 


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BALANCED  ROCK-GARDEN  OF  THE  GODS. 


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GUNNISON  RIVER. 


BLACK  CANON.) 


There  is  no  river  in  Colorado  that  presents  more  changes  in  its  course  than  the  Gunnison.  To  those  who 

have  been  to  its  head  waters,  on  the  divide,  a small  crystal  stream,  no  thought  is  given  as  to  what  a wonderful 

river  it  forms  as  it  rushes  madly  and  furiously  through  the  canons,  over  rocks,  and  again  gliding  along  as 
noiselessly  as  when  in  its  infancy.  In  portions  of  the  river  its  force  is  so  terrific  as  it  dashes  through  the 
narrow  passes  and  over  great  rocks,  that  it  lashes  itself  into  perfect  foam  that  is  as  white  as  snow.  The  river 

abounds  in  trout  and  the  sportsman  finds  an  abundance  of  game  in  this  vicinity. 


SCENE  ON  D.  & R.  G.  R.  R. 

GUNNISON  RIVER-BLACK  CANON 


GRACE  CHURCH  (EPISCOPAL)- COLORADO  SPRINGS. 


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HOTEL  ROMONA-CASCADE  CANON 


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QUEEN  OF  THE  CANON  FALLS-CASCADE  CANON. 


ANVIL  ROCK— MONUMENT  PARK. 


THE  "ROOKERY’-GARDEN  OF  THE  GODS. 


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EMIGRANT  TRAIN  FROM  OKLOHOMA. 


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